Claudetta
A feminine variant of the name Claudius derived from Latin.
Name Census estimates that about 138 living Americans carry the first name Claudetta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Claudetta today is around 76 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Claudetta births was 1942 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Claudetta. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Claudetta is about 76 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Claudettas were born before 1960.
People living today
138
~ 1 in 2,483,727 Americans
Peak year
1942
16 babies that year
Average age
76
years old
1968 SSA rank
#7,180
Tracked since 1933
Census
Claudetta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 178 people with the first name Claudetta, which placed it at #41,266 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#41,266
National first-name rank
People counted
178
178 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
56.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Claudetta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Claudetta is White at 56.2%. The next largest groups are Black (43.3%) and Two or More Races (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Claudetta described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Claudetta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White56.2% · 100
- Black or African American43.3% · 77
- Two or more races0.6% · 1
Popularity
Claudetta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Claudetta from the 1930s through to the 1960s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1940s, with 97 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1940s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Claudetta by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Claudetta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Claudetta
The name Claudetta is a feminine given name derived from the Latin name Claudius, which itself originated from the Roman family name Claudius. The name Claudius is thought to be linked to the Latin word "claudus," meaning "lame" or "crippled." This connection likely stems from an ancestor of the Claudian family who had a physical disability.
In ancient Roman history, the gens Claudia was one of the most prominent patrician families in the Roman Republic and Empire. Several notable figures bore the name Claudius, including the Roman emperor Claudius, who ruled from 41 to 54 AD. He is remembered for his expansionist policies and for overseeing the conquest of Britain.
The feminine form Claudetta emerged during the Middle Ages as a variant of the name Claudia, which was already in use as a feminine derivative of Claudius. Claudetta appears to have originated in Italy, where it was likely influenced by the Italian diminutive suffix "-etta."
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Claudetta was Claudetta di Monferrato, an Italian noblewoman who lived in the 13th century. She was the wife of Raimondo Berengario IV, Count of Provence.
In the 16th century, Claudetta Grimaldi was a member of the Grimaldi family, which ruled the Principality of Monaco. She lived from 1545 to 1592.
During the 17th century, Claudetta Cecchini was an Italian painter who worked in the Baroque style. She was born in Rome in 1629 and died there in 1718.
In the 18th century, Claudetta Caraglio was an Italian composer and singer who was active in the court of King Charles III of Spain. She lived from 1715 to 1787.
Another notable figure with the name was Claudetta Crabill, an American artist and printmaker who lived from 1915 to 2008. She was known for her woodcut prints and her contributions to the American Scene print movement.
People
Claudetta + last name combinations
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FAQ
Claudetta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Claudetta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 138 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Claudetta going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,483,727 US residents.
Is Claudetta a common name?
We classify Claudetta as "Very Rare". It ranks above 69.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 286 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Claudetta most popular?
The single biggest year for Claudetta was 1942, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Claudetta is about 76 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Claudetta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 178 people with the name Claudetta, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,266 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Claudetta in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Claudetta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Claudetta appears almost entirely female. Of the 177 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Claudetta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Claudetta is White at 56.2%. The next largest groups are Black (43.3%) and Two or More Races (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Claudetta most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Claudetta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.2% (100 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Claudetta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Claudetta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Claudetta in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Claudetta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Claudetta in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Claudetta can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Claudetta?
Find out how many people share the name Claudetta on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.